cat
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What is cat?
cat is a command-line utility that is primarily used to display the contents of one or more files on the standard output (usually your terminal screen). It can also be used to concatenate files, meaning to combine them into a single output stream. The name "cat" is short for "concatenate."
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More in stage 9: Stop Execution
cat: common questions
Can I learn cat in Hindi?
This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain cat in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.
Is this cat tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 38 of 166 in the free Shell / Bash roadmap, in stage 9, Stop Execution. If you are new to Shell / Bash, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.